Owen Smith carries groceries as he bicycles up Vine Street to his Avondale apartment. He travels to the Kroger near Mitchell Avenue to make sure his family has fresh fruit and vegetables.

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Two locally-based nonprofits have received $55 million in tax credits to boost underserved communities.

The Cincinnati Development Fund, which is a nonprofit that promotes affordable housing, was awarded $35 million to invest in brownfield redevelopment, nutritional access programs, and educational improvement initiatives throughout southwest Ohio.

A nonprofit operated by Kroger has been given $20 million in tax credits to expand the availability of healthy and affordable food options in low income communities. ...